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@Denman-John Smith are great shades and have a great warranty too that I've used for several pairs

@Brusen looks great

Crazy the taper on that vest. Perfect chest for me but gets too skinny towards the opening. What a beautiful piece

@catdad1 cool grate setup

Levis also has terrible sizing info. Not good enough for me to want to try their better quality stuff

@jordanscollected those hats look sweet. I'm going to reach out to them and see if any of their hats go bigger than 24" for my big noggin. Thanks for the recommendation

Anyone have recommendations for a denim ball cap with a curved brim? Also, just brands in general you like for ball caps. I have a big head and like hats with a structured high crown. I also love a flexfit. The filson tin cloth mesh logger fits just about perfect. New ear hats I'm between 7 3/4 and 8.

About a year and a half since I tried reviving this thread and since then I've added to my IH collection. 21 still hard to beat as a 365 day jean, but I have grown super fond of XHS. I like the character of the denim/fades a lot more than the 21s, and if it could be worn in as many situations as the 21oz it would be no competition between the two for me. Luckily in my climate I can still wear XHS most of the time. And the XHS has surprisingly lasted the longest without a crotch blowout. The break in was real though, took a long time to become super comfy.

@endo hey, Idk how to link other posts but @jordanscollected posted about Recapitate Headwear and it looks like the kind of hat you were looking for

First 2 are essentially the same pic, just one in portrait mode and one normal (android), but kind of help shows the varying looks of the 293 in different lighting. The 3rd is in direct sun.

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Thank you. I'm going to try that on my next filet

@Giles does that work well on all fish? How long does it sit in salt? And just rinse and pat dry after?

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@omerfrn with my IB 14oz. I got around 2 inches of stretch in waist. My 21 oz I got up to about 1.5 inches of stretch. But I also got a belly to help with the stretch haha. I tend to get more stretch than many. I think you can confidently predict an inch of stretch like how it is says on the product page

I'm pretty loose with rotation and don't keep track of wear/wash etc. I do always have a pair of jeans I'm actually "working on" though. If I wear IH every day, there's the one I wear every other day, and that other day goes to whatever pair. If I've been wearing work pants (not my IH a lot of the time), everytime I wear my good pants its the pair "I'm working on". I usually change between that target pair when the fades of one get set to how I like or need to repair them. For a top, I've been wearing my 293 a ton over the last year and a half I've owned it, but it is also my only denim top. And the 293 is pretty perfect weight for my coastal climate.

Not mto and a little different in style, but Akubra makes great full brim hats